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Memory Thread. only its name is cliche :D

Pretty big update! new things added! much things fixed!

It's Active Battle! whether you like it or not.

Believe it or not, the full confusing story is about 70% complete, thanks to long car rides and days staying up till 1:00.

A story of redemption, lost love, and the resistance of impending doom.

Anyway, the abridged background story:
There one was a king who had two sons. There was also an ambitiously evil wizard who had a great influence on the younger son named Malik. The younger son, named Thorin, was jealous of the older one because the older one was to inherit the throne. When the king died, the older son(Iken) inherited the throne, and the younger son tried to assassinate him, but failed. Actually what happened was that on the night of the "assassination", the elder prince was sleeping in his bed. Thorin held a dagger to cut the necklace from his brother's neck(brainwashed by Malik, who told Thorin the real story of the necklace being the key to unlocking an artifact to call a demon) Iken woke up, and saw Thorin draped over him, with a dagger in his hands. The new king was advised to kill his brother, but he was too kindhearted, so he exiled Thorin to a faraway land (Northern Reaches), never to come back. Thorin went to the Northern Reaches, clutching the hidden key in his hands. He came back as leader of the Bandits and Rogues who were enemies to the king. There was a great battle in the favor of the Bandit King, but internal affairs caused a stalemate.

The Artifact/ Artifact Key
The Artifact Key was used to unlock the Artifact made by the Ancients, which granted enormous power. The artifact key was something passed down from King to Prince, when the Prince was to be King. Through generations, the real use of the key was forgotten(except for some special cases, like Malik), and the Artifact stored away in the castle. The key was still passed on in the form of a jeweled necklace, and it was rule that a King must wear it wherever they go. The King, knowing that he was about to step down, gave the Key to his Eldest prince, who also wore it wherever he went, even to bed. The reason the Artifact did not leave the Castle was because it was bound by magic, but the key was not. Only one with royal blood can use the artifact, ie. The Bandit King, whose name was Thorin. This would explain why Malik, the wizard who "brainwashed" Thorin did not try to use the artifact himself. The artifact was used to summon a demon of considerable power into the human world, under the power of the summoner. When Thorin took the key from his brother, their tussle with each other caused the key to break into two pieces. The ancients' magic was very strong, so the key-necklace still worked when put together.

Iken's sons
During the time Thorin was exiled to the time he came back (~10 years), the king had two sons(who grew to the age of 5 and 4 1/2). One of them was kidnapped while roaming freely outside by bandit scouts sent by Thorin to see the power of Hywer. After questioning, Thorin realized that the boy was the younger son of his brother. Instead of killing the boy, Thorin took him in as his apprentice because they shared same life stories, and treated the boy as his own son.

Battle for Hywer
It was rumored that the Bandit King was looking not only for revenge against his brother, but he was looking for the artifact left behind by the Ancients. Before Thorin attacked Hywer, he gave a piece of the key-necklace to his apprentice, for some unknown reason. Apparently, the artifact was found, but the tool used to control the artifact was lost because Thorin's apprentice was whisked away.

Linmer the Wizard hahaha its merlin, only switched :O This dude had and will have a huge impact on the story O.o
Linmer once was an adventurer and an explorer. He grew tired of that and wanted to settle down. He went to a little town and married a woman whom he loved very much. They had a child, but Linmer was called to Hywer castle by Iken, who saw the impending battle with Thorin. Not much about his family is known, but his wife dies. At Hywer Castle, he dreamed about seeing his child and going back to his beloved town. He made his way up the Wizardry stairs and got himself a place in a top notch wizard tower. The tower was once owned by the deceased wizard Malik, RIP. While cleaning up, Linmer found a journal in a secret compartment in the wall that was once owned and written in by Malik. The Journal tells of how Malik needed Thorin to unlock the Artifact(noble blood) so he can use its power. The journal also had details of how the artifact worked, and how to use the artifact key. Linmer was about to show Iken this discovery, and how it should never be put in the wrong hands, when the castle alarm horns sounded! The battle had begun!
Linmer began to up his teleportation magic and prepared to run away from the battle and take the journal with him. Before reading this, scroll down to Teleportation Magic. The first time Linmer used teleportation magic, Thorin and his apprentice barged in. Linmer used a binding spell on the two, but it missed the apprentice. Thorin's apprentice got in the way of the teleportation magic and was transported away. Next, when Linmer cast the magic again, the prince barged in(explained in the in-game cutscene) and was hit by the spell.
The third and final time, Linmer cast the spell, succeed and was whisked away. Thorin's plan did not work because his apprentice held the other half of his necklace.

Teleportation Magic
Teleportation Magic is very advanced magic, and it it works by having the caster cast the magic at a mirror, which repels and modifies the magic back to the caster, sending him away.
It works differently than other spells too.
The first time one uses it, it consumes all of their mana
The second time one uses it, life force is consumed and the caster only travels half the distance of the proposed distance
The third and final time it is used, the caster's magic level will be severely downgraded. permanently. The caster is transported to 1/4 of the distanced proposed.
The fourth time it is used, the caster will just die.

Malik's Journal
This journal was made by the Ancients(another example of an extraordinary artifact). Its pages can be torn out of the journal and scattered, but the pages themselves, when torn, will assemble together magically. More problems for linmer later on

Thorin and his apprentice, bonds between the two
It is thought that Thorin gave his apprentice the other half of the necklace because he wanted them both to share the power of the artifact when unlocking it.

The actual game begins with Jack, Cite, and Farra(you will get to rename them in the next release). They cause their hometown to be hopelessly destroyed by Bandits and they go on a journey to seek revenge on what was wrong, recover what they had, and remember what was lost.

The plot will include unexpected twists and much action; so much, that it cannot be contained in this little box.
and yes... the story will somewhat focus around a "thread" -.-

darn it... maybe gave too much away... if you know the plot, plz do not say anything about it lol. if there is any mistakes or hypocritical statements, plz express them.

The game takes place in a colorful medieval world. Humans will be the major Race, with lessers, such as elves, dwarfs, and more...
The story is split into chapters.
Each actor has a predetermined Job, but as they level, they may choose their own Classes
I found Turn Based Battles slow, boring, and repetitive, so I chose an Active Battle System, so battles will be quicker, more fun, and use more strategy. The ABS will have skills that heal, do AOE Damage, buffs, etc...

Jack
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A lazy and stubborn boy who likes to daydream about saving the world. He likes to eat, but always stays slim. Quick to make hasty decisions, but they fail him often. He is calm, smart, and attentive, and is not easily ticked off. When he is angry, however, unfortunate events always happen...
Job: Mage

Cite
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Quiet, but not really shy. Hit his head and can't seem to remember anything that happened to him before. It is only when strange things occur to him, that he takes action and tries to learn about his past. He always tries to be good, because he feels something was wrong about him in his past. His goodness often leads to dispair.
Job: Fighter

Farra
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The female character. She is sparky and outgoing, and easily provoked into a dispute. She tries to protect her friends as best as she can, because she does not want to lose them. This might be because her father left when she was very young because he was forced to fight. She is also very curious at everything and will follow something to no end until the problem is solved.
Job: Archer


Active Battle System with Active Party Member Switching and Caterpillar
Quest System with quests that tie in with the story
Advanced Crafting System for crafting Weapons, Armors, Potions, and Food
Monster Taming and Pet Interaction
Multiple Parties
Light Effects
Puzzle Minigame
Altered Battle Algorithm
Varied Storyline modified depending on Character Class
Don't like the preassigned names? CHANGE THEM! (new! v..93)
Fishing! (new! v..93)
Ring Menu! (new! v..93)
and more...

To Come...
Completion of Intro Movie, Chap1 Story/Eventing
more items to be found/ made
more monsters to tame/ battle
Crafting
Buying and Selling of Skill and Skill Upgrade Shops
more Details, Details, Details.
Timer based Buff Skills

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The three main Jobs are Novice, Mage, Fighter, and Archer
These jobs branch out into separate Classes. You can find a detailed pictochart with the classes and jobs here: http://pmtweb.wikidot.com/classes < thats also the project website.
Classes are divided into using Physical / Magical, Long Ranged / Close Ranged
There are Physical Spells Long-Ranged, Physical Attacks Long-Ranged, Magical Skills Long-Ranged, Magical Attacks Long-Ranged, Physical Spells Short-Ranged, Physical Attacks Short-Ranged, Magical Skills Short-Ranged, and Magical Attacks Short-Ranged.
Yes, there is a difference...

The Main elements are:
Fire,Water,Earth, and Wind

Water > Fire > Earth > Wind > Water

These branch out to sub- elements, Dark, Light, Ice, Spark, Air, and Growth.
Fire: Dark, Spark
Water: Light, Ice
Earth: Dark, Growth
Wind: Light, Air

Download
Jan 28: Version 0.0.93c: http://www.mediafire.com/?dwzjmyh0z32 11.36 megs
Approx. 45 minutes of gameplay. This version stops after you complete Ted's Fishing Quest. Only for the demo, the inn is free and the fishing does not use any bait. The skill shop is Open, and there are new maps such as Unclear Clearing.

version 0.1 is the first completed beta, and marks the completion of the first chapter.

Known Bugs/ Annoyances
f12 sends you straight to an error message.
Please test and report all bugs.

Credits
Woratana
Cmpsr2000
PR Coder Team
Kylock
Prexus
Syvkal
Modern Algebra
MogHunter
Nechi Sanzenin
and all my testers, mostly Y.H., J.S., S.W., G.K., S.F., T.C., H.W., and A.L...
and perhaps you...? contact me if you wish to be a part of the team.
 
First thing I noticed was a lovely spelling mistake right at the begining of the story.
It started sunding good till "But he did, and he came back as an evil man".
Sorry but didn't he already try to assassinate his brother? Sounds kid of evil already.

It started off looking something similar to a reverse version to Halts story in Rangers Apprentice. Then it went urgh with the concept of the artifact and a tool to use the artifact.

First off one "ITEM OF GREAT USE" is tolerable but parts of said item can get a bit over-used and i mean in the sense of we can already start guesing what's going to happen. Party will seek said item, will get item then "drop" it or be to late to get it, Party must stop impending doom wrought by bandit king.
At least that's what I start imaginig when I read you're story.

My sggestion would be to remove the idea of getting revenge on those already getting revenge, it becomes a little overbearing.

Elves, Dwarves... now I don't want to seem harsh but pretty please think up some of you're own races or at least re-name them.
Medievil sounds nice at least (one "cliche" (i dislike that word) or commonality in games that I do enjoy)

The characters don't really stand out much as far as peronality and background go. Jack just sounds freakishly similar to me and I'm glad you at least kept the c in the name

Changing the story along with the class is a plus, most games just continue to follow the same storyline.

The mapping doesn't look to crash hot but then again I may be iased in this area because I hate the RTP VX graphics.
That attempt to go from ground to the water/sea panarama just doesn't look good, it make the ground like like it's going vertical!

Now I can't comment on gameplay completely as I don't have VX (only XP) but as a writer I'd say you're story still needs a bit of a touch up, either that you need to present more detailed information on the history if you don't wish to give away you're plot.
 

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I find an exiled prince lowered to leading a gang of bandits and rogues that raid towns a little hard to swallow. I'd imagine maybe he'd have at least a little more influence than that. I dunno, maybe a group of insurgents, or a minority lobbying for his installment as king? The current idea seems sketchy, or at the very least lacking description.
 

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It doesn't look bad :D!
But the "HPS" Seems like a wannabe spider man.
The beach needs improvement too o.O
 
yay! forum interaction! :DD

First thing I noticed was a lovely spelling mistake right at the begining of the story.
It started sunding good till "But he did, and he came back as an evil man".
Sorry but didn't he already try to assassinate his brother? Sounds kid of evil already.
might want to skip the introduction xD oh, and someone said it started sucking the moment the word beautiful and peaceful appeared...
dead words :O

My sggestion would be to remove the idea of getting revenge on those already getting revenge, it becomes a little overbearing.
you mean the king who exiled the bandit king? He was supposed to kill his brother, but was too kind-hearted.

Elves, Dwarves... now I don't want to seem harsh but pretty please think up some of you're own races or at least re-name them.
haha i just added that in at the last moment, but anyway, heres something from the website...

The Ancients
The Ancients were a race of humanoids? who roamed the earth before man. They wrote and spoke? in and unknown language, and left behind many indestructible? artifacts which possess great power.

The Elves
The Elves were scared out of their homeland(the forest) for some reason and moved to a mountainous region. They have adapted by mining and extracting substances from the land, and crafting mighty armor and weapons with them. It seems these past few years, that they are getting shorter…

The Dwarves
The Dwarves were short, stubby little creatures, and since they were kicked out of their homeland by the Elves, they have moved into the forests. Unlike the Elves, however, they have not managed to survive well, but they are adapting. They have adapted to have a human's height, and are proficient with axes and woodcrafting. They still try to mine materials from the forest floor, with little luck.

The mapping doesn't look to crash hot but then again I may be iased in this area because I hate the RTP VX graphics.
I don't like it that much either, but with so much competition in the XP category, ehh...

Now I can't comment on gameplay completely as I don't have VX (only XP) but as a writer I'd say you're story still needs a bit of a touch up, either that you need to present more detailed information on the history if you don't wish to give away you're plot.
yup yup, its all in a notebook, but someone is editing it, as the first sentence is "There are a king who had to sons."
ty for the crits ultimaodin :D btw, cant you just play the game by getting the rtp?

I find an exiled prince lowered to leading a gang of bandits and rogues that raid towns a little hard to swallow. I'd imagine maybe he'd have at least a little more influence than that. I dunno, maybe a group of insurgents, or a minority lobbying for his installment as king? The current idea seems sketchy, or at the very least lacking description.
the Bandit force is quite large. The Kingdom controls only the middle of the continent and is surrounded by tribes of Bandits (Northern Reaches) and Rogues(South) that control the rest of the land.

It doesn't look bad :D!
But the "HPS" Seems like a wannabe spider man.
The beach needs improvement too o.O
yea i know,I was watching spiderman 3 when i did that >.<, i think I will replace that by having the character use the Scouter to find the area. and the beach has two areas, what part are you talking about?

by the way, when/if you played the minigame, did it lag for you?
 
oops missed one...
First off one "ITEM OF GREAT USE" is tolerable but parts of said item can get a bit over-used and i mean in the sense of we can already start guesing what's going to happen. Party will seek said item, will get item then "drop" it or be to late to get it, Party must stop impending doom wrought by bandit king.
At least that's what I start imagining when I read you're story.
ummm.... i didnt mention an item of great use... but if you're talking about the key to unlock the artifact the bandit king was searching for...

Artifact/ Artifact Key
The Artifact Key was used to unlock the Artifact. The reason the Artifact does not leave the Castle was because it was bound by magic while the key did not. Only one with royal blood can use the artifact, ie. The Bandit King, whose name was Thorin. This would explain why Malik, the wizard who "brainwashed" Thorin did not try to use the artifact himself. The artifact was used to summon a demon of considerable power into the human world, under the power of the summoner.

Something you might want to know:
The artifact key was something passed down from King to Prince, when the Prince was to be King. Through generations, the real use of the key was forgotten(except for some special cases, like Malik), and the Artifact stored away in the castle. The key was still passed on in the form of a jeweled necklace, and it was rule that a King must wear it wherever they go. The King, knowing that he was about to step down, gave the Key to his Eldest prince, who also wore it wherever he went, even to bed. It just might spoil the plot, or raise more questions, but Thorin did not try to assassinate his brother. It turns out that on the night of the "assassination", the elder prince was sleeping in his bed. Thorin held a dagger to cut the necklace from his brother's neck(brainwashed by Malik, remember?) Anyway, his brother woke up, and saw Thorin draped over him, with a dagger in his hands.
And if you think that the party is going to go on an adventure to look for it, think again xD.
 
you mean the king who exiled the bandit king? He was supposed to kill his brother, but was too kind-hearted.

No I mean the main characters taking revenge on the Bandit king, who he himself is taking revenge on he his brother.
I start getting th feeling like the Kings then going to take revenge on someone just to continue the cycle. (does that make sense to you, I often don't type very clearly)

The Ancients
The Ancients were a race of humanoids? who roamed the earth before man. They wrote and spoke? in and unknown language, and left behind many indestructible? artifacts which possess great power.

The Elves
The Elves were scared out of their homeland(the forest) for some reason and moved to a mountainous region. They have adapted by mining and extracting substances from the land, and crafting mighty armor and weapons with them. It seems these past few years, that they are getting shorter…

The Dwarves
The Dwarves were short, stubby little creatures, and since they were kicked out of their homeland by the Elves, they have moved into the forests. Unlike the Elves, however, they have not managed to survive well, but they are adapting. They have adapted to have a human's height, and are proficient with axes and woodcrafting. They still try to mine materials from the forest floor, with little luck
That is a little better, maybe you should include this in your thread.

I don't like it that much either, but with so much competition in the XP category, ehh...
Try but I prefer it over VX graphics anyday, however have you tried custom graphics?
This little tutorial is for RM2K but it helped me a fair bit, it might e a worthwhile look for yah.

yup yup, its all in a notebook, but someone is editing it, as the first sentence is "There are a king who had to sons."
ty for the crits ultimaodin :D btw, cant you just play the game by getting the rtp?
Actually I have the old Japanese trial so I might be able to play it. (never found where to get the "legit" english version from)

Post subject: Re: Memory Thread, with lots o screens and a demo. CRITICIZE!

oops missed one...

Quote:
First off one "ITEM OF GREAT USE" is tolerable but parts of said item can get a bit over-used and i mean in the sense of we can already start guesing what's going to happen. Party will seek said item, will get item then "drop" it or be to late to get it, Party must stop impending doom wrought by bandit king.
At least that's what I start imagining when I read you're story.


ummm.... i didnt mention an item of great use... but if you're talking about the key to unlock the artifact the bandit king was searching for...

Artifact/ Artifact Key
The Artifact Key was used to unlock the Artifact. The reason the Artifact does not leave the Castle was because it was bound by magic while the key did not. Only one with royal blood can use the artifact, ie. The Bandit King, whose name was Thorin. This would explain why Malik, the wizard who "brainwashed" Thorin did not try to use the artifact himself. The artifact was used to summon a demon of considerable power into the human world, under the power of the summoner.

Something you might want to know:
The artifact key was something passed down from King to Prince, when the Prince was to be King. Through generations, the real use of the key was forgotten(except for some special cases, like Malik), and the Artifact stored away in the castle. The key was still passed on in the form of a jeweled necklace, and it was rule that a King must wear it wherever they go. The King, knowing that he was about to step down, gave the Key to his Eldest prince, who also wore it wherever he went, even to bed. It just might spoil the plot, or raise more questions, but Thorin did not try to assassinate his brother. It turns out that on the night of the "assassination", the elder prince was sleeping in his bed. Thorin held a dagger to cut the necklace from his brother's neck(brainwashed by Malik, remember?) Anyway, his brother woke up, and saw Thorin draped over him, with a dagger in his hands.

Add this to your first post too! The more detail the better, it fills in the gaps that stare at the readers that they imagine aren't there.


Also no-worries, without feedbak you can't improve! :wink:

off-topic: These new emoticons are ugly as....
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xD working on it, i wonder if i put a link to the website...? O.o
pmtweb.wikidot.com
its not great, and I need to put more stuff on it, but i update it often.
 
Dang nope the old jap version doesn't work for some reason.-_-

It would be better if you placed it here, the better this thread is presented the more likely they will visit your site.
 
Just letting you know the thread is much improved and I'm starting to look forward to this game.
Keep up the good work and I'd like to see more.
(now I just need to download VX or an english trial so I can try it)
 

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